The time has to end my 5 year relationship with the once mighty Astraweb.I am tired of constantly dealing with incomplete files and 430 notices.

While I am able to use my News Demon unlimited account to complete most downloads, I believe AW is nothing more than a waste of money.I would like to replace it with a reliable unlimited Usenet provider.

Here are my requirements:

1. 98% completion2. Independent news servers (no re-sellers)3. $10 or less per month for unlimited service

If you browse through the /r/usenet subreddit, there are tons of opinions on services. Finding one that is not a reseller at your pricepoint might be a challenge.

My recommendation would be Usenetserver. They are a Highwinds provider and I've personally had good luck with them. There is a $10 price for Newsbin users and we get a few bucks back if you sign up through this link

You might have better completion with a news server outside of the US. If you are not coming from a US IP, you can sign up for Eweka for instance. Again, if you follow that link, we get a few bucks out of it.

If you browse through the /r/usenet subreddit, there are tons of opinions on services. Finding one that is not a reseller at your pricepoint might be a challenge.

My recommendation would be Usenetserver. They are a Highwinds provider and I've personally had good luck with them. There is a $10 price for Newsbin users and we get a few bucks back if you sign up through this link

You might have better completion with a news server outside of the US. If you are not coming from a US IP, you can sign up for Eweka for instance. Again, if you follow that link, we get a few bucks out of it.

Hope this helps.

Thank you for the information.I have a Newsdemon account in addition to my AW access.

Newsdemon is a Highwinds reseller.Would having a UsenetServer account in addition to Newsdemon increase availability of binary files since they both rely on Highwinds?I apologize for the late reply.